Not only must we be good, but we must also be good for something.

Quote by Henry David Thoreau

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Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

Music is perpetual, and only the hearing is intermittent.

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The works of the great poets have never yet been read by mankind, for only...

The universe is wider than our views of it.

The universe is wider than our views of it.

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

If I seem to boast more than is becoming, my excuse is that I brag...

That government is best which governs least.

That government is best which governs least.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

What old people say you cannot do, you try and find that you can. Old...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

You must live in the present, launch yourself on every wave, find your eternity in...

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

The bluebird carries the sky on his back.

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

It is better to have your head in the clouds, and know where you are......

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

That aim in life is highest which requires the highest and finest discipline.

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

Whatever the human law may be, neither an individual nor a nation can commit the...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

Some are reputed sick and some are not. It often happens that the sicker man...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

It is not desirable to cultivate a respect for law, so much as a respect...

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I don't need the money, dear. I work for art.

I paint with shapes.

I paint with shapes.

We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as...

We don't love qualities; we love a person; sometimes by reason of their defects as...